Anchoring device for wall members and floor coverings



May 2, 1950 D. B. MAPES ANCHORING DEVICE FOR WALL MEMBERS AND FLOORCOVERINGS Filed April 19, 1946 FlG.l.

(La T m m m M A W Y B Patented May 2, 1950 ANQHQRI GTD'EVIGE FO'R WAIJL-MEMBERS eunxrmoa coveemes .llvtishtihaman ssln sasm le. pnl cai pn Apil- 9, 6;: Serial N I 63 1f13 (Chlfi e-T);

Thisinvention-relates to anehoringidevices for wallmembers and floorcoverings, -one ofl*the obj ects being to produce a simple anchoringdevice whereby elongated'moldingstrips-canbe very easily and quicklyattachedtoand removed. from walls; without in any way mutilating eitherthe molding strips or the wal-ls. This featureispar tic-ularlyadvantageous in anchoring and removing' the quarter-round, or"base---shoe: whi'chds -=ordinarily nailed f to a baseboard-at tne-bottompoi-a. walli Another objectis to' produce -a simple "means for"fl'rm'lypressing the marginal *portions --of l a fioor-coveringtowardthe' fioor.

=Mere specifically stated; a-further -object is-"t0'"ing'underconditions-whichenablethe-covering to and described asillustrative 'examples'of the "novel conditions: However; it is *to beunderstood that the scope of the invention extends'to variousmodifications more 'broa'dlydescribedrby terms of the claims hereuntoappended;

Figl-lisa front view of a portion ofan elongated anc'horing-stripadapted for-use'in the-presexit-invention.

Fig; '2 is afragmentary vertical -section showing a base shoe and a=fi'oor cover detachahiy securedto"-the=anchoringstrip1 Fig: Eds-atopview-of the stripe-liowninFig; "1. Fig; 4- is 'a'- view similar to Fig.2; show-ingenother format the invention.

Fig. 5 is a front view of a *fragment of-the anchoringstripshown'in'Fig.4".

Fig: 6 is a view-similar to Fig. 2* illustrating aform' whereimthe floorcoveringissecured in a conventionali manner; while th'e baseshoe,is'd'e- 'tachably anchored above saidifloor'covering;

Fig.- *7 is a detail view of a springclip of the "type shown'in'f'igrlii"In Fig. 2'; ljliave-show-n a -portion-of a wallkfl extendingupwardly*from"afloor 9"; and an ordinary-base board H) atthe'bottomofthe wall.

'Iirw this view; the detachable strip-apnear jb'ase l I;cr-tiiequarter-round type; atft-he front-of -the base board. Base shoes,

format-elongated wooden strips, andtheabase shoe- H maybe-regarded? asan elongated wooden strip resembling an ordinary quartereround.

"However, the rear face of the base shoe I l (Fig. 2) is provided with alongitudinal :groove -onreccss #2 to receive an elongated-anchoringdevice which --willbe=present1y described:

The anchoring device for-thebaseshoe may be provided with suitabledetails-which -receive and anchormarginal portions ofa. fioorcovering;In Fig. 2, the floor covering comprises a carnet m seated on a thick padl dya marginal porti'on of the carpet being extended-beyond the pad andloeated' directly below the base shoe H.

To illustrate a suitable form of the anchoring device, I have shown(Figures 1,-2 and 3-)*an el0ngated anchoring strip A made of sheet metalhaving an approximately horizontal seat l 51for the bottom marginalsurface of the carpet l3,

spacing l-ugs -I=S--and l'l extending downwardly from said seat toseparate it from the fioonand attaching prongs l8 projecting-upwardlyfrom sai'dseat to enter into the carpet. The prongs l-B can be punchedupwardly from -the'seat 4 5, and bent rearwardly as shown in Fig; '2 toprovide a desirable anchorage forthe carpet. "The spacing lugs 11 :maybe punched downwardly fromthe seat I5, while'the: lugs: I-G arebentdownward'lyat the-front. of said seat. The seat.- 15 may be. locatedina horizontal planeapproxi mately'fiush with the top of thepad I 4.

Theanohoring strip shown in Figures 1, 2 rand 3 also includes a. clipdevice. comprisingsaulongitu- @dinal strip member I 9 bent. upwardly atthe: rear oi-theaseat J25 and having holes 20 wrfiFig. 1 rte receivescrews, or the. like, wherebyathe anchordevioe; may be attached to the:baseboardiztfl as show-nin Fig. 2. Spring clips 12f extend for,-wardl-y' and downwardly from. the. upper-portion of :the strip member I!9, andrprojectninto thelongitudinal recess 12 at the. rear of the-base'shoe "12'. This longitudinal .recess is elongated to freely re.-ceivezall. of the springuclips; andthe wooden base shoe is slidablelaterally awayiromthebottom iaces of the spring clips, so astocompletelycde- :tach the entirebase shoe from its. anchoring device.

It will be noted in Fig. 2 that the bottomof-said recess 12 is. extendedupwardly toward therear nit-the baseshoe l i, so-as to provide anupwardly inclined longitudinal abutment within thexbase shne, and thatthe. extended spring clips-.gzflgihaye flomltlmned; abutment.- membersylcldably on upwardly inclined :ahutment or quarten roilndsaqfithisitytlleaeletmlly in them forcingmthe baseshoe .lil downwardlyvtcwardthe floor, and rearwardly toward the base board In. The base shoe has abottom abutment face located directly below the spring clips whichfirmly press said base shoe l l onto the pile of the carpet l3, therebyforcing a margin of the carpet onto the anchoring prongs It.

The clips 2| are separated from each other (Fig. 1) and yieldableindependently of each other, so as to effectively compensate forirregularities in the more or less flexible wooden strip which forms thebase shoe H. In manufacturing the device, any desired number of theseclips may be formed in alinement with each other, so as to appear in anelongated row.

The base shoe H can be readily attached by forcing it down into the pileof the carpet and causing it to slip under the yieldable clips, to theposition shown in Fig. 2, thereby firmly anchoring the carpet at theattaching prongs l8. To remove the carpet, the base shoe I l is releasedfrom the spring clips, and the carpet is then ,merely lifted from theprongs l8. A special advantage appears in the ease with which a baseshoe can be removed and replaced independently of the floor covering,this being occasionally desirable when a base shoe is to be repaired orreplaced by a new shoe. In fact, a substantial advantage appears when adevice conforming to the invention is merely employed to detachablysecure a base shoe, without attaching a floor covering.

While the device shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 includes a suitablearrangement of specific details, it is to be understood that theinvention -is,not limited to such details, excepting as specifled in theclaims.

I will now refer to a modification shown by Figures 4 and 5 wherein abase shoe 22 is grooved at the rear and bottom to form a rib 23 adaptedto be grasped by upper and lower spring clips base shoe '59 having alongitudinal recess 30 in its rear face. Any desired number of yieldableclips 3i may extend into said recess 353 and press downwardly on theinclined bottom thereof, so as to force the base shoe 29 rearwardlyagainst the base board hi, and downwardly onto the floor r' covering. Inother words, the bottom of the base shoe provides a presser member whichpresses a marginal portion of a floor covering toward the floor, whensaid base shoe is yieldably anchored in its operative position. Theyieldable anchoring clips herein shown are conveniently attached to abase board, but of course they can be otherwise suitably secured so asto extend into and detachably anchor the base shoe, and under conditionswherein the floor is not covered, the anchoring devices can be arrangedto locate the base shoe on the floor.

I claim: 1. In a device for anchoring marginal portions of fioorcoverings, an elongated anchoring strip made of sheet metal having anapproximately *horizontal seat for the bottom of the floor cov- -ering,spacing lugs extending downwardly from said seat to separate it from thefloor, attaching prongs projecting upwardly from said seat to enter intothe floor covering, and a clip device extending upwardly from the rearof said seat adapted to be attached to the base board of a wall, and anelongated base shoe of the quarterround type having a bottom presserface normally located above and adjacent to said seat. so as to pressthe floor coverin onto said attaching prongs, said elongated base shoehaving a longitudinal recess in its rear face, the bottom of said recessbeing inclined upwardly, said clip device being provided with a row ofindependently yieldable spring clips normally located in saidlongitudinal recess to detachably secure said base shoe in its operativeposition, and said spring clips being in yielding contact with theinclined bottom of said recess to force the base shoe toward saidattaching prongs.

2. A wall device comprising an elongated wooden base shoe of the quarterround type adapted to lie adjacent to a floor at the bottom of a wall,said elongated base shoe having a longitudinal recess in its rear face,said recess being provided with an inclined bottom face extendingupwardly toward the rear of said base shoe, so as to form an upwardlyinclined longitudinal abutment inside of said base shoe, and ananchoring device consisting of a series of independently yieldablespring clips normally located in said longitudinal recess to detachablyanchor said base shoe, said longitudinal recess being elongated and openat the rear face of said wooden base shoe to freely receive all of saidindependently yieldable spring clips, each of said spring clips beingextended forwardly and downwardly in said recess and provided with ayieldable bottom fac'e slidably contacting with said upwardly inclinedlongitudinal abutment, so as to simultaneously force the base shoerearwardly toward the wall and downwardly toward the floor, and saidwooden shoe being slidable laterally, away from the bottom faces of thespring clips to completely detach the entire base shoe from itsanchoring device.

3. In a device for anchoring marginal portions of floor coveringsadjacent to vertical walls, an

anchoring strip having a seat for the bottom of the floor covering,attaching prongs extending upwardly from said seat so as to enter intothe floor covering, an elongated wooden base shoe of the quarter roundtype having a bottom presser face normally located above and adjacent tosaid seat, so as to press the floor covering onto said attaching prongs,said base shoe having a longitudinal recess in its rear face, saidrecess being provided with an inclined bottom face extending upwardlytoward the rear of said base shoe, and means for simultaneously forcingsaid base shoe downwardly toward said attaching prongs and rearwardlytoward an adjacent vertical wall member, said means comprising ananchoring device having a series of independently yieldable (Referenceson following page) 5 REFERENCES CITED 22 5 The following references areof record in the 336:381 file of this patent: 383,849 UNITED STATESPATENTS 5 1 Number Name Date 2:328:651

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